The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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THE GIDDINGS STAR
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VOLUME EIGHT
NUMBER. 43
Called Wed. Jan. 28th
Texas Highway Department Thurs-
paved highways
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well-known
.the surface some of the resolutions
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finned by the Rev. J Kaspar.
On the
17. of Feb 1897 he was appear ludicrous, but actually they
Mrs Esther Leitko, nee Schelnick, were the following:
Ben Symmank, J. E. Huettig, Al- changed to yellow, which texts have
John
his health was steadily failing. His
on December 24th was not real-
f
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again elected to serve as District af Dime Box
mann, all of Manheim; Mrs. Clara
od from the engineering point of Riedel of Vernon. Adolph. Waehs-
for temparorily combating
menace on
the highway system.
stepson Martin Leitko of Manheim;
crossing the yellow line is not on-
ly an invitation for loss of life andsympathy to the mourners of the I
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For Re-election Prec. 1
Do not cross the yellow line,"
Farmers and Ranchers
P M. Urban incumbent county
GIDDINGS II. D. CLU MEETS
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Another Trophy
Strocbel, A E Fischer, Herm Hils-
as great a diffi-
lo bing your own plates and cups
SUGGESTED MENU
Me at ;
they do in getting a
start operations, in-
you. Scouts of Lee- County'
the following scores
trophy winner Re llville
ad bnttled it out
G. W. BLACK
RETURN TO GIDDINGS
b in hinh- point
and repor-
, all tournament Houp
Office
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her daughters in Austin.
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ANNUAL SCOUT, CUB MEETING
HEID AT AUSTIN TUESDAY JAN. 13
Vernon A. Goodson
Candidate for Sheriff
Z game; Giddings 43. La Grange 16
B game Gicings 44, La Grange 27
A game: Giddings 33. LaGrange 30
reveal a seriousness and determi-
nation to do a better job and to
SOME FIND IT DIFFICULT TO
PUT THEM INTO PRACTICE
resident of Manheim, was born on
the 24th of August 1871 in Wash-
view
the
We fell
farmers
best results
Srrav fruit
man,
was
Music Education dub.
ter of her class
Paul Nerger.
J. S. Simmang.
days.
' Survivors besides his widow are
and character training
youth
Scout Anniversary
Week Set Feb. 6 to 12
The officials are hopeful the 26 grandchildren and one great-
traveling public will soon become grandchild a
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our farm r friends." said Mr Mur
chison, ranr we want tHem to Come
to enforce the laws in
impartial way
1. subject to the democratic pri-
mary in July.
I wish to thank each and every
one- for .your fine co-operation. If
re-elected I shall serve you just as
conscienteously, in the future as I
have in the past.
Weidemannr
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18c 25c
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24c
30c
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75c
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27.50
- . For Results
Use our Want Ad Column
I earnestly s licit your support
Sincerely yours.
Vernon A Goodson
of the
of- the
P.M. Urban Candidate
candidacy for the office of sheriff
To The People of Lee County:
I hereby announce as a candi-
limb, but is a violation of Texas ’ departed,
law under the new uniform traf- l ---
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
TO MEET
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A
j but the- que
’ that he failed
Woodrow ;
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Cemetery at
, Meeting adjourned at 4:30 Next
meeting shall be hld at Mrs. E
TEC To Help Texas
mann, Jr. of Houston. Carl and Ed- plowing and keep old terraces in
na Wachsmann. of Manheim; one I good repair.
■ Bellville
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| medal f ir
Invites—orders for workers from
at the peak Qf cotton harvest j
Fornishin workers to Lee Cuney
to the question were
Sue hs, Emil Richter, H G. McDo- tion Club held its recular meeting
nald, H I. Schuhmann, Henry at Mrs Ervin Neitsch on January
Ntlk, butterfat . .
Hogs, per cwt. ....
The new yell w no-passing line
being put down. on our highways
working up a farm program, fin
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L. McLe rran. M. C. Gruetzner. W
H Joiner, Albert Schkade, Paul
Pratho, Johnnie Witte, Gus Vah-
reikamp, Ben Mickan, A. E. Moe-
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. ‘ flew to the bedside of his mother
Mrs. W. E York in Austin and
has returned home
' Funeral services were conduc-
ted Saturday at Manheim for Ad-
olph Wachsmann, Sr. who depart-
ed this life at his home last Thurs-
day morning The Rev. P. G
Brust officiated and burial was
mann He was baptized and con- goth interesting and revealing. On
traffic accident
and to
GIDDINGS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1948
upon the assumption that each stu-
dent ha j learned samething that
ington County near Burton, the he intended to put into- practice,
son of John and Caroline Wachs- Answers
ceived from an immediate survey
crew, or
e Hannes,
Henry Lehman. Jr., H. C
■ Manheim.
1 Mr. Wachsmann,
' Knox, Bill Schneider.
fred Sanders. Alfred Steahrs,
de, Ed C. Hamff.
20 1948 from 2 to 4 o'clock with Manager of the Bastrop Office, 1 wish to announce my candidacy.
Due to bid said today. - for re-election to the office of coun-
Mr. Murchison says, "The TEC ty commissioner of Precinct No.
A PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER FOB
l<i, Ben Vahrenkamp. E A Mut
schink, R D. Capeheart, M F is the new password to safer driv-
Placke Otto Aschenbeck, Albert ing.
। Miertschin. John Longley, Bill Pie- | ___________ —
GIDDINGS STAR NOW’
PROGKESSING CITY AND COMMUNITY
and sign up campaign would be
Mrs R
' nn‘ her nound
Crenm, sweet,
Cr um, sour, Nn 1
Freom. sour. No. 2
F. shown is more visible in all kinds
united in marriage with Miss Ag-
r nes Rauder, who passed away Ju-
crews of cott n pickers
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In the
got off to a
— knives and forks but ymr will have Fayettville High Schools
Feed my chickens regularly.
Do all I can and! more.
Keen my implements painted.
Use new' and better methods of
getting jobs done.
Plant only certified seeds.
New Year’s resolutions among
the veterans of the Giddings Agri-
culture Class range from making
hay while the sun shines to feeding
the chickens regularly.
These facts were disclosed by a
test given the veterans early in
January when one question on the
test was to write a New Year’s re-
solution The questipn was based
r coincidence
the local area A lot of the infor-
mation being compiled is ging to
work, and I am serving as consta-
ble here at Dime Box now', and do
sincerely believe in justice for alL
I am forty years of age and have
lived here my entire life time.
♦If elected I will do my very best
is a double indemnity device,"State
I ratt W D Mondv, Ed Sinks. Johr
by our office and see us when they
- , . come to town. _ --------“.....—
membership in spravin of shrubsand trees.may
a Extension ' ■
balls or meat loaf Potato salad
and a vegetable, pie. cake or coo stoad and we r
I N S U R ANCE
Life Health - Accident
Hospitalization
Giddings. Texas
I WILL - - -
Keep a good record on every-
thin? and try to keep all equip-
ment in good condition.
Try to do well whatever job I
undertake..
Keep my crop as clean as possi-
ble.____________________________________
Raise enough feed for my feed-
ing purvoses, some cash crops, and
some winter legumes for next fall.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Use more fertilizer and plant
ly 24, 1921. On the'10th of De- increase efficiency.
Vernon A. Goodson, constable
ized. He died January 15 at the better seeds.
for many years. He enjoyed ex- '
Chairman Come out and help us
-telerais Febrary 9,734 at the
High School Gym
is announcing his
Middling ...........
- Hens. Per pound
Fryers, per pound
Eggs 1 or dozen
Furkeys, No 1. Toms
Turkeys. No. -1 Hens
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iPiano major, is -aeeompanist
college .chorus, president
Seale now Worl soil often around
Fischer of Giddings, and
Fischer of Lexington.
I possibly can I have. had several
years of Experience in this kind of Monro,
preliminnries Giddings
--------- living with her parents, Mr. an71 -__:_____
L Dickerson is visiting MFS.Herm.J MatthijetzMrTate srnsrurr
. ---------—— I is employed by A B Miller
Moerbe, Leslie Emmrich. Norfleet are being used by the Texas De-
Emmrich, John Schneider, Rein- partment’s painting crews to mark
i hold Scharf. Wm. Connor, Ben these no-passing zones. The pain-
Knippa. Willie Schkade, Dr. E. H. ting operations have been -under
Ros, Ed Artmann, L D. Winters, way since November and are now
Chas. Bigham, R W. Namken. | moving rapidly toward completion.
Agust Namken, Henry Dreemeni Highway Department officiais Ws 8 children, Herbert Wachs- paying proposition and mke wy '
MortinSchmidt. Albert Schultz, [pointed out the statewide yellow mann, Mrs. Rosie Birnbaum, Emil home as eomfortable as possible.
"__'___________ _ — S. ... . Get my poor layer culled out
kies. We also suggest paper plates 21 score. Thi meant that Gid twih take Has. Each person on the plant shrubs and trees of all type
be mighty interesting and very
useful to farmers as well astto i
genctes ef the-Stnte, the County
and. local Any of the information
j is re adily accessible to anyone who
trees for Si Josey
for our i
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R.A. Toler Otto Faske. Earl Lit- striping program for no-passing Wachsmann.. and George Wachs-
ate for the office of Sheriff of Leeitie, Ira Dippel, G E Kelly, Pan) zones is considered the best meth-
County, subject to the action of Urban, C. W Fields, Quintus Me-
the Democratic Primaries. Intosh, Otto Melcher, Horace Wil-
I shall try to meet and talk to lard,
line conscious" since
M F Kieke. Dr | The Giddings Home Demonstra-
ty could have heard this story.
Lee County now boasts of 107 _ . ------- ---_ , _______..
registered scouts and cubs, and 45 stetter of Houston; three brothers, Preusser, Emmet Hannes. Max Ku- swining.
scouters .and cubbers giving us a August Fischer f !,a Grange, Emil rie, Anton Bethke, E. L Harrison. In all States the color was
registered membership of 152
There were 40 tenderfoot, 13 se-
every citizen in Lee County that Wiese, O M Winkler, F. E. Schka-
At a recent meeting the com-
mon or one
ments in 1947 in Lee County
Scouting in Lee County is grow-
ing and the outlook for 1948 is
good The scouts, cubs, and lead- j
ers are all lookisg for a lot of fun
in scouting. Bill Symmank was
day t id the story about the bright Adolph Wachsman, Sr.
yellow lines now being seen by 1
motorists every day throughout Laid To Rest Saturday
the vast 27,000 miles system of
Ernest Moerbe E L Neitsch, 11- yellow
’ • * can use it — How Can We B of
Mr and Mrs Cha® Tate and Help To Yon? u That’s the
family moved back to Giddings thousht in the loca Bastrop TEC4;
■ last week and they are at unbent
"Now that we in the Texas commissioner of precinct No. 1 has
Employment Commission have announced for re-electjon. He ..
gone back to work for Texas Far- wishes to make the following state-
, mers and Ranchers we are anx- ment:
ious to get at it," R G Murchison, To The Voters of Precinct No. 1:
Your vote and support will be
highly avpreciated. ' —
Respectfully yours
. - / P. M. Urban
Terin-cmpi vers is an every day
business with us, just as is our
furnishing of workers for employ-
ers. engaged in any other kind of
business."
right away; it is now time.
Terrace all new land before
con class 3 first class. 9 star, 2 The Star’ extends Meartfelt Bage, H C Harms, Ji , Bob Zwer- of weather than any other type of ’ ceptionally good health until May ,
ragk. 50 merit badges. 19 bobCat, sympathy tn, mourners in their nemann. Herbert Moerbe, D. C marking! This yellow color is used | 1046, when he had to submit to
4 wolf ind 3 ,irmw< awarded fnT—bcr£LaV1A1It4irU-----Albert Drews, M.Y.Tatc, also to impn-ss the mytr>rist that* an operation. During Septemtigr
the year on a total of 143 advance- '--. Carlton. Schigsshan, , Herschel where yellow is seen.on the road 1947 he became seriously ill and
Doyle, Earl Hill: A. J faster. Wal- it must not be crossed.
ter Kasner, Edwin Biar, M. A.i 65,000 gallons of yellow paint last wish to be able to attend the
— he— —* 41 m--" • children’s service Christmas Eve
Last Saturdav, the Beliville High hen A W. Siegmund, Herman six members present
ScHboL played host to GiddinssGuetzner, , weather, th** field—Lrin was can- ;
Hemptstead, S......k, Someryille, torhG " K'"' and Edwin Jac celed till a later day and meeting an rarmes and ranchers.
.S'nh. Cypress Fairbanks, ahd, . ' , was held on landscaping. 1 . ... . . .
in an M The purpose of this meeting is । Points brought out are as follows । n times I ,'
vitation basketball t urnament. ite advis ’ hove members of the Prune all other shrubs in January , , '
developments in the natural prob- or February. Make fig cuttings 9 ' ‘ 11 ' 111 8’ on
I f <1 r 11 V aS
inches long—now and plant tinder' ‘
who eve of outhouse Plant or trans-
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cubbers and their families and aryl
one else interested in citizenship I
bus, r m Cherry, Bill Pratho, W m. fic code making violators liable
a fair and Bloh, Henry Nerger, Monroe Kas- for a maximum fine of 5200.
comber 1928, he was married to Included among the resolutions
‛ The Giddings Cemetery Associa-
tion will meet at the Citizens State • ■
Bank on Wednesday January 28
at 3400 p. in. _____
wr - mater xr •r* 9*93288
MARKET REPORT
Thursday, January 22, 19-18
over Somerville 23 16 This Chi, national honorary scholarship Agents office at anvtime
made Giddinzs. the consolation —frat ornity. Training schools for practical shimg a lot of chutsand maPs • f
and Hemp T Membership is limited tts-hnma nursing and clothins were
, „ , affer this to a-ranking scholasticuy in theupper discussed.
26 21 for 1" chumpiomship ten percont of the junior and sen-
Elwood Kutschke made the all iorior classes. Initiation c. remcn-
1 tourinament pick ofthe coaches ot . ies were hold in. Hardy Hall, n the A, Iselt,
Important Gas Meeting Explaingdlrwsntt.STUDENTS OF AGRICULTURE CLASS
a..... ,, oman, l MAKE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
"distmctnKiiesasTE” Ed F. Fischer of Austin
Buried At Manheim
May he rest in peace.
The ‘Star’ expresses heartfelt
slow start with He nip lem
mittee. on natural gas decided that
much time could be saved by work
ing on applications for gas at this
time, and that the information re-
to-det a vote on the
We will celebrate Scout anni-
versary week, which this year is
scheduled for Feb 6th through
Feb. 12th
‘Lee County will celebrate with
an old time pot luck supper in
the High Scho I Gym the evening
of Feb 9th at 7 30 P.M Following
the supper, a county court of honor
ar d a good out of town speaker
Thi is a program you will long
scout ini' ever presented Certain-
ly wished everyone in Lee Coun
Mr. Wachsmann lived) at Man- j
Theo due to he ad-on collisions and side- ;hcini-fpr 45 years. He was a pro- [
minent business man and an active
member of the Ebenezer Lutheran
Church, serving them as secretary j
MM mber ______... E________■
WHO IS INVITED’ Everybody
Especiat y all scouts, cub scouter i Giddings Cavers Win
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edeed out by a 24 volved in signing up those
amt cups We will be looking for dings would1 in the emi fin- . list has been chosen for the.reason .during January and. February fur
E ■' als in the Consolation bracket that they live in certain area* in
The next gome was with Fayette- i^luch heIvis needed.
GIDDINGS BEATS LA <.RANGE .ville and our local 11 ys pulled
THREE GAMES TUESDAY NITI- their fast break in a whiriwind MISS ETHEL BRUST HONORED shrubs to promote better growth
pace to score a 50 to 29 marker I Soil that racks neede more work-
Giddings Cng. rs W 3 games I 'l,, N ’ ' ! lion, Jmmarv 22. Miss\th- ink than fno^ sill. of sulnhur
from La Grange Tuesday night by 14 the consolalion finals. Somer- e| Brust, daughter of the Rev. and in soil and op roses ”as brought
Ville had beaten-Scaly to be eligi Mrs Paul G Brust. arid junior at out.
ble to take en the Giddings Hur Mary Hardin Bay lor college, was! Bulletins 6n free pruning mid
ricanes A Iarte crowd turned out recently, elect d to
for the finals and Giddings won the Texas Beta chapter of Alpha be obtained free fro
w, Mrs W, P York of Aurora, 111
Everyone is asked to bring en
ough to eat for their, own family ,
drinks will be furnished, so will
age of 76 years, 4 months and 22 Keen my peanuts . as clean as
Mnke everything on my farm a
Those attending Capital Area 1 __________•
Annual Scout and Cub Meeting Eaw,c ,, , , . ._____
in Austin January 13, were — I . ’ very valuable for the city as a
passed away at his home in Aus- Iwhi. , *,
Mr and Mrs Wade Stevenson, tin Monday, was buried at Man- Whole in securing the service.
Mr. and Mrs Aug Zech, Mr and helm, his former home We bus-' nhe committee has therefore
Mrs. Rudy Namken, Mr and Mrs day afternoon. The Rev w H al led a meeting for the night of m8hway Engineer D. C. Greer de
B. C Vahrenkamp, Mr and Mrs Wuthrich of Austin officiating -iJanuary 28th, 1948 (Wednesday , clared. , __________ ____
O. W Symmank, Giddings; Mr The departed was born May 10 night at 7:30 P M at the Lee "It gives a flashy and obvious J made in the Lutheran
Paul Knippa, Jr Lexington, Mr 1903. He lived at Austin for the.county Courthouse. ' The following warning of danger to the motorist
Vaughn Jensen, Lexington. last 15 months, where he was rm- persons have been named to aid in who wants to protect his own life
Meeting was opened at 3 00 p ployed by the Texas Highway De- this work and the committee is and the lives of others," he explan- {
M with a get-acquainted program, partment. using this means of asking those ed, and it gives the police some-
Then groups were split to receive He was united in marriage with whose names appear in this article thing definite cn which to jail
courses on cubbing, scoutmaster Miss Marie Mann January 6, 1926 to attend this meeting and help get or punish the driver who apprent-
training, leadership training, out- He did at the age or 44 years 8 as for Giddings Every person ly cares little for his lifa and
door activities training and finan- months, and 9 days named is to be included in this thereby endangers the lives of in-
ces Group again assembled to get He is survived by his wicow, committee and their attendance nocent motorists in the other lane.”
benefits of all courses and dismiss- Mrs Maric Fischer, a daughter. Wi be appreciated very much. At Last year President Truman's
ed for banquet, where the group Miss La Verne Gladys Fischer, ths mooting this committee, will Highway Safety Conference urged
heard one of the best stories on both of Austin; five sisters, Mrs aye developments explained to the States to concentrate on im-
Max Saage of Austin, Mrs Ben them so that they in turn can re- provement of highway center
Kieschnick and Mrs K. p Kunkel, a C Plan to the public, stripe in a major attempt to re-
of Olney Mrs Ernst Gliedt of Eddie Witte, Leslie Smith, O. W duce the ghastly toll of accidents
Missouri and Mrs Willie Schel. Symmank. Cart Dagerath,
Tanl nth also got a Baylor , c nmnus Miss Brust. a
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